Vacancies at the GSPCA - Full Time Animal Care Assistant primarily kennels, Weekend Ambulance Driver and Casual Post

Submitted by Steve on 11:34, 27th Sep, 2019 | 0

At the GSPCA Animal Shelter in St Andrews we have two permanent and a casual post which we are currently looking to recruit individuals with excellent customer and animal care skills.

Working for the GSPCA is a diverse and often challenging position with great rewards from the 3000 animals we help through the doors 24/7 each year to the community we serve here in Guernsey.

The posts currently advertised are –

Full Time Animal Care Assistant Post (with Animal Ambulance Collection Officer, Reception & Night duties) Post – Primarily Kennels

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An extra week for the GSPCA at the OSA Recruitment Pop Up Shop in Smith Street

Submitted by Steve on 11:04, 23rd Sep, 2019 | 0

The GSPCA has kindly been allowed to spend an extra week at the OSA Recruitment Pop Up Shop in Smith Street.

From 23rd to 28th September pop in for some great charity shop bargains raising funds for the many animals in our care at the GSPCA.

Open 9am – 5pm.

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Casual Vacancies at the GSPCA – Ambulance, Animal Care and Reception Cover needed at the GSPCA

Submitted by Steve on 09:32, 18th Sep, 2019 | 0

The GSPCA are currently looking for additional casual staff members to help with our increasingly busy front desk, the animals, guided tours, cleaning and to continue to develop our charity shop area.

Casual positions help cover the 7 day a week work, especially on weekends and bank holidays when the GSPCA is often extremely busy and very much with cover for holidays or illness.

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First Guernsey Raiders Home Game and the GSPCA will be supporting them and Vikings this Saturday from 11am with our stall

Submitted by Steve on 07:49, 13th Sep, 2019 | 0

A temporary grandstand is in position and ready to go for Saturday’s rugby double header against Brighton on the Club Pitch (next to La Petite Ecole), Footes Lane.

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GSPCA ADVICE Please watch out for poorly gulls in Guernsey

Submitted by Steve on 15:46, 11th Sep, 2019 | 0

Please watch out for poorly gulls in Guernsey

Beckie Bailey GSPCA Animal care Assistant wants to share some advice after a very busy weekend at the GSPCA with sick and injured gulls -

“Over the weekend The GSPCA have had 8 gulls come into our care with similar symptoms, not being able to fly and very lethargic. 

One of the Gulls that was found outside Waitrose threw up this wooden skewer when at GSPCA. 

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13 new volunteers inducted last night make it 111 so far in 2019

Submitted by Steve on 15:18, 11th Sep, 2019 | 0

Last night we held our 10th Volunteer Induction of 2019 and greeted 13 new faces keen to help.

The induction was taken by GSPCA Manager Steve Byrne who greeted the group.  From gardening to caring for the animals each were keen to help in a variety of way.

The first 3 of the group start tomorrow morning with the others later on this month and one in October.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “It was lovely to meet all 13 new volunteers last night.”

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Volunteer Induction Evening at the GSPCA 630pm Tuesday 10th September all welcome

Submitted by Steve on 14:09, 9th Sep, 2019 | 0

Tomorrow we hold 10th Volunteer Induction of 2019 having inducted 98 volunteers through this years events.

We often see 10 or more new volunteers, placements, work experience and individuals looking to help us at the GSPCA and if 13 come along to the next event we will have inducted 100 volunteers through them this year.

Steve Byrne GSPCA Manager said “We cannot achieve so much without the incredible volunteers and team we have here at the GSPCA.”

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GSPCA Volutourism featured in the Telegraph

Submitted by Steve on 15:50, 6th Sep, 2019 | 0

If you are a reader of the Telegraph you may have seen the GSPCA featured.

Sara Macefield Travel Writer with her twin teenage daughters and husband during their visit to Guernsey on the Crystal Symphony Cruise Liner spent half a day with the team at the Animal Shelter in St Andrews.

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Emergency training to start the day for the GSPCA team

Submitted by Steve on 11:42, 5th Sep, 2019 | 0

This morning the GSPCA team had an alarm to start the day as a fire drill and training took place.

The GSPCA team learn something new every day as we have such a range on animals come into our care and a huge array of demands on our services.

We also carry out training and refresher training to remind the team on the procedures and processes we need to carry out each day and also in an emergency.

Earlier this year we had fire training thanks to the Guernsey Fire Service and team members have had training with G4S in using a range of fire equipment.

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See the GSPCA at this weekends Eat, Drink and Be Local Seafront Sunday

Submitted by Steve on 13:31, 29th Aug, 2019 | 0

The GSPCA are looking forward to the upcoming Eat, Drink and Be Local Seafront Sunday.

That’s right once again we are delighted to say that you will be able to see the GSPCA this wonderful event.

We will have our fun stall with a full range of tombolas, games and GSPCA goods and we are very much looking forward being part of this fantastic event.

Michelle Champion GSPCA stall organisor said “We are really looking forward joining the Eat, Drink and Be Local Seafront Sunday.”

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